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STEVE STEVAERT
[EDIT/GOV: Hasselt, February 17]
Moving towards a Limburg Brand - in a discursive talk, Governor Stevaert addresses the issue of branding; looks at the strengths and weaknesses of Meuse-Rhine and suggests a new course for Limburg. Brands
It is...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE: THE END OF THE ROAD
[EDIT: Aachen, February 16]
Lothar Mahnke, a former general manager of the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Regionomica Planning Association in Berlin, published an article in the Aachener Zeitung on February 10 that is highly critical of the Meuse-Rhine...[more]
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TNT 2005 & Q4 HIGHLIGHTS
[BIZ/LOG: Amsterdam/Liège, February 27]
Operational excellence in networks:
Q4:
-All-time high margin in Express Segment of 10.3%
Double digit underlying revenue growth
- Mail achieves 18.8% operating marginFull Year and ‘Focus on Networks’:
- ...[more]
EU OK ON FRANS MAAS
[BIZ/LOG: Copenhagen/Venlo, February 27]
DSV, the Offeror and Frans Maas announce that the European Commission has granted clearance to the acquisition of Frans Maas by DSV. Clearance from the European Commission is one of the conditions precedent to the acquisition....[more]
CUSTOMIZED RENTLOGISTICS
[BIZ/LOG: Born, February 24]
Seacon associate, RentLogistics' customized distribution and warehouse facilities in Germany and the Netherlands is an integrated total solution for supply chain management, with RentLogistics developing, building, and leasing facilities...[more]
FRANS MAAS 2005 RESULTS
[BIZ/LOG: Venlo, February 24]
Limburg-based, Frans Maas made a EUR 6.8m net profit in 2005 as against a EUR 12.0m loss for 2004. The turnover was up nearly 1.8%; the Gross margin down 1% to 37.7%; EBIT: 2%, with Good results on logistics and air and ocean...[more]
MACINTOSH FINALIZES ON SCAPINO
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 23]
Macintosh Retail Group and Retail Network have come to a final agreement on the acquisition of shoe retailer Scapino by Macintosh Retail Group with retroactive effect to February 1, 2006. The acquisition price amounts to EUR 140m...[more]
DE LIJN BOSS FOR ELIA
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, Febrary 23]
The Board of Directors of Elia has selected Ingrid Lieten, general manager of the public transportation company De Lijn, as an independent director. She follows on Hilde Laga. The Board will propose to Elia’s General assembly...[more]
BAMS BUSINESS ANGELS
[BIZ: Wavre, February 23]
A BAMS Business Angels Fund, the first venture capital fund for business angels in Belgium, was launched on Thursday, February 23. Information is available at the site, which deals with the current status of venture capital in Belgium....[more]
EVS SALES UP 15%
[BIZ: Liège, February 23]
EVS Broadcast Equipment designs media servers, with the associated control software and production networks, for the international television and motion picture communities. It has seen it sales for 2005 go up 15% over 2004, largely...[more]
BERDEN ACQUIRES POT
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 22]
The Managing Board of Macintosh Retail Group NV and the Board of Management of Berden Holding BV have reached agreement on the acquisition of Pot Interieur, Axel, by a subsidiary of Berden Holding BV. If the required procedures...[more]
TNT TO DELIST
[BIZ/LOG: Amsterdam/ Liège, February 20]
TNT N.V. (TNT, TP), global provider of mail, express and logistics services today announced it intends to delist from the London and Frankfurt stock exchanges. The costs for these listings are not justified by the low...[more]
WOOD POWER PLANT
[BIZ/INFRA: Amel, February 20]
In the Kaiserbaracke, in Amel, a wood power plant is being considered. The concept depends on producing electricity from waste wood. Information was provided at a meeting in Amel on February 20...[more]
ORDINA OPENS IN LIMBURG (B)
[BIZ: Lummen, February 20]
Dutch IT service provider, Ordina, a Euronext listed company, was founded in 1973, Ordina currently employs a workforce of 3,200 staff serving government and business both in the Netherlands, and abroad. The company is opening a branch...[more]
TEFAF BIZ MEETING
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, February 20]
On Friday, March 17, at the initiative of the Province of Limburg (NL), there will be a business meeting organized within the TEFAF at the MECC in Maastricht. A central activity will be related to the cross-border cooperation...[more]
TRIANEL LUENEN PLANT
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen/Lünen, February 18]
After the first plant in Hamm-Uentrop, 26 city power plants and regional providers have charged Trianel, the Meuse-Rhine Energy Trader, with developing the framework for development of a new coal-based power plant project....[more]
TRIANEL GAS PROJECTS
[BIZ: Aachen, February 18]
The new energy legislation and the gas network access regulations due on August 1, 2006 will mean a significant improvement for independent gas companies on the German market. The key issue is that long-term contracts between gas wholesalers...[more]
LIÈGE EXPORT CLUB
[BIZ: Liège, February 18]
Liège Export Club is holding an event about Russia on March 10. This will be the fourth meeting concerning Russia, and Marie-Victoire De Groote, Chief Economist at Fortis Bank, will report on her experiences there. Check the web site...[more]
EUREGIO WIRTSCHAFTSSCHAU
[BIZ: Aachen, February 17]
The Euregio Wirtschaftsschau, a retail trade fair that covers 23,000m2 and has been going for 20 years with a wide range of consumer products, runs from March 10 to 19 in Aachen and has 400 exhibitors. It will feature a „Miss und Mr...[more]
MIPIM AWARD 2006
[BIZ: Maastricht February 17]
The MIPIM makes awards to one of the most outstanding real estate projects completed between March 2005 and March 2006 on the basis of the following criteria:· The technical and architectural quality of the projects.
· The ...[more]
LIMBURG CALLS FOR BUS TENDERS
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, February 17]
A EUR 1.2bn public transport order for the Province of Limburg has been put out to tender. Operators must offer a full public transport service in Limburg from December 10. This tender includes both public transport by train...[more]
CYCOS AT CEBIT
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Alsdorf, February 16]
How to optimize processes by integrating modern communications solutions into business applications will be the core theme of the Cycos 2006 CeBIT presence (Hanover, March 9-15, hall 4, booth F47). On the basis of real-life...[more]
IX, CLAROSIP® & GRÜNENTHAL
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Maastricht/Aachen, February 16]
When Grünenthal developed a revolutionary device to help children take nasty tasting but vital antibiotics, they were looking for a different approach to the market. Pharmaceutical companies face all kinds of marketing...[more]
MONACO ON THE MEUSE
[BIZ: Hasselt, February 16]
An article in the Belgian magazine Trends expands on Governor Stevaert’s ideas of branding for Limburg: involving the development of a tax haven on the Meuse, an investment plan of EUR 673m (serving as bait for companies), and Governor...[more]
RE/MAX REAL ESTATE SIMULATOR
[BIZ: Apeldoorn, February 16]
A report from Apeldoorn dated from January notes that this company, active in Meuse-Rhine, is introducing something new into the market — the RE/MAX Real Estate Simulator. The RE/MAX Real Estate Simulator is an objective, independent...[more]
LIOF BUSINESS CENTERS
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 16]
LIOF Business Centers (LBC) saw the average occupancy in its range if buildings rise by 10% in 2005. LBC runs and manages 11 business centers in Limburg with a total capacity of 24,000m2 of office space and 12,500m2 of production...[more]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DAY
[BIZ: Eindhoven, February 16]
The chambers of commerce in Limburg and Eastern North Brabant are organizing an international trade day at the chamber in Eindhoven on April 8. During this day start-ups and exporters will be able to orient themselves in respect...[more]
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HEERLEN'S THERMAL HEATING
[INFRA/GOV: Heerlen, February 21]
On March 2 drilling will start on the first phase of the Heerlen ‘Mine Water ‘project. The Mine Water project is an exemplary EU project, both in terms of innovative energy application and in the use of old mine sites. The objective...[more]
INTERCOMMUNAL UTILITIES
[INFRA: Hasselt, February 20]
Interelectra, IVEG, and WVEM, three intercommunal utilities responsible for the distribution of electricity and gas in Flanders, are planning extensive operational cooperation and their boards have signed an agreement to this purpose....[more]
IRON RHINE BY 2022/2015
[LOG: Brussels, February 23]
The Belgian rail company wanted to include the modernized Iron Rhine trajectory by 2022 at the earliest, though no sooner had this date been published than another report claimed that the date would be 2015. Currently, figures cited...[more]
EWALS; NEW PORTAL
[LOG: Genk, February 21]
Logistical service provider Ewals Cargo Care has extended its existing contract with software provider Quintiq. On this contract basis, Ewals will use the software to plan the movements of 3.500 trailers. The logistical service provider...[more]
SHORTSEA TRAFFIC GROWTH
[LOG: Brussels, February 20]
More than half of all port traffic is shortsea shipping and more than 113 million tons of shortsea shipping was handled by the four Flemish seaports last year. This is an increase of 5.3% as against 2004. This is revealed by figures...[more]
ENERGY EXHIBITION IN AACHEN
[INFRA: Aachen, February 17]
There is to be an exhibition on energy-saving construction with a focus on new materials. The exhibition, called ‘Energy Saving Management in Buildings’ (EMIG), will focus on planning buildings through to complete redevelopment,...[more]
RAIL4CHEM ON BELGIAN RAIL
[LOG: Brussels, February 16]
The German cargo operator Rail4Chem has gained access to the Belgian rail network. The German private rail company is the third competitor for rail freight with the SNCB Belgian railways. Earlier, Dillen & Lejeune Cargo and SNCF...[more]
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LIMBURG INTERNATIONAL
[GOV: Maastricht, February 22]
The provincial government of Netherlands Limburg wants to make its Acceleration Agenda better known on the international front and will play a bigger role in international presentations. There will be an international agenda and...[more]
DG: MEUSE-RHINE HQ?
[GOV: Eupen, February 21]
Belgium’s German-speaking community is prepared to place its facilities at the disposal of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion as its the headquarters, if Maastricht is no longer available, said the Prime Minister, Karl-Heinz Lambertz in answer...[more]
THE IDEA LEAGUE
[EDU: Aachen, February 20]
Europe’s top technology Universties: Imperial College London, TU Delft (Technische Universiteit Delft), ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) and RWTH Aachen (Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen)...[more]
BENELUX PARLIAMENT DELEGATION
[GOV: Weert, February 17]
A Benelux parliamentary delegation met in Weert on February 17 and 18 to discuss cross-border cooperation in the context of combating disasters. The meeting was held between the Dutch and Belgian police. The ministers of home affairs...[more]
LIEGE FUNDS SOLAR HEATING
[GOV: Liege, February 17]
The Province of Liège is promoting the construction of solar heating units. Twenty additional special premiums have been approved and construction projects will receive help of up to EUR 650. The Province has supported 300 solar energy...[more]
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ONCOMETHYLOME 1ST AT GIGA
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, February 20]
Oncomethylome is to be the first tenant at Liège’s GIGA building. The company is dedicated to the research, development, marketing and sale of clinical diagnostic testing services and kits to improve the diagnosis and individualize...[more]
BIOSMILE NETWORK
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, February 17]
The Walloon government has approved the Biosmile project, which is designed to link European partners, allowing them to share their resources and knowledge to create the critical mass necessary for development at European and global...[more]
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MITSUBISHI GREEN PLASTIC
[SCI-TECH: Tokyo, Febrary 20]
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (active in Born, S.Limburg), with cooperation from the Aichi Industrial Technology Institute (Kariya, Aichi Prefecture), has developed an automotive interior material which uses a plant-based resin,...[more]
KOREANS COME FOR THERMAL HEAT
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, February 17]
A Korean economic delegation has visited Aachen’s RWTH University and has been to Eschweiler. They looked into the issue of thermal heating at the university and the use of thermal heating to provide energy in apartment buildings....[more]
JUELICH NEUTRON SCIENCE II
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, February 16]
February 16 represented a milestone in the history of Jülich neutron research: this date marked the foundation of the Jülich Centre for Neutron Science. The center —JCNS for short — will focus activities in Jülich and at external...[more]
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WALTER HASENKLEVER AWARD
[LEI/GOV: Aachen, February 28]
Herta Müller, a highly prolific novelist and essayist, of German-speaking Romanian origin, now living in Berlin, is to receive Aachen’s Walter Hasenklever literary award for 2006, worth EUR 20,000. The award ceremony will take...[more]
FEMMES ARTISTES
[LEI: Liège, February 20]
There is to be an exhibition of female artists ‘Femmes Artistes: leurs réalisations’ at the Musée d'Ansembourg from March 8 to 12 at Féronstrée, 114 in Liège.Twelve lady artists will be represented, to wit: Mady Andrien, Patricia ...[more]
JAZZ IN MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, February 23]
The Jazz Maastricht Foundation, the organization behind the annual Jazz Maastricht Festival in October, is working to provide Maastricht with an active and attractive jazz scene, the whole year around. This is what we offer in...[more]
BOAS AND BLACK LACE
[LEI: Eupen, February 23]
Carnival in Eupen starts off with Altweiberfastnacht, when ladies, who are by no means old as the designation would imply, take over the town, slicing off the neckties of any male member who is fortunate or unfortunate to cross their...[more]
BOTANICAL GARDEN NETWORK
[LEI/EDU: Liège, February 23]
A Botanical Garden network , including gardens from Liège, Kerkrade and Hasselt, is to be set up as an EU Interreg III funded project. The project will attract EUR 865,000with 50% coming from EFRD funds. The Walloon Region is adding...[more]
WORLD MUSIC COMPETITION
[LEI: Kerkrade, February 22]
The second edition of the World Music Competition for bands and soloists, organized in cooperation with the music school in Kerkrade is on its way, and will be held on July 10 and 11, 2006. It will be on the new campus at Kerkrade...[more]
NEW MARAM ACQUISITION
[LEI: Liège, February 20]
There has been a new acquisition for the Museum of Religious Art and Mosan Art (MARAM) at the rue Mère-Dieu 111 in Liège, which will be presented to the press on March 1. This is an impressive watercolor by Captain Smith showing the...[more]
WELLNESS IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, February 18]
The easyJet company flying between Berlin and Maastricht/Aachen reminds visitors of the wellness facilities in Aachen, with the natural hot springs of the Carolus Thermen, Baltic saunas, special care for the skin, and much more. Check...[more]
RENAISSANCE MUSIC AT ROLDUC
[LEI: Kerkrade, February 18]
In the context of the Leonardo da Vinci project, Industrion is presenting renaissance music with the ‘Lunet’ Recorder Quintet at Rolduc Abbey of on March 5 at 15:00. This music gives a cross section of musical composition at the...[more]
REMBRANDT IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, February 17]
The Suermondt Ludwig Museum on Wilhemstraße 18 in Aachen will be opening its new cabinet of paintings on March 8 at 18:00 in the presence of mayor Jürgen Linden, the director of the museum Peter van den Brink, and Professor Bernd Wolfgang...[more]
FRANS HALS AT THE TEFAF
[LEI: Maastricht, February 16]
There will be a portrait by the Flemish Old Master, Frans Hals for sale at the TEFAF in Maastricht. The oil painting Portrait of Pieter Jacobsz. Olycan by Frans Hals will be on sale for USD 12.5m. [This is in addition to the works...[more]
CULTURAL TOGETHERNESS
[LEI: Aachen, February 16]
The cultural associations in Meuse-Rhine are strengthening their cooperation with a project called ‘After Cage’. The organizations want to promote exchange in the three-country triangle and collections from 24 museums will be linked....[more]
LE GRAND CURTIUS
[LEI: Liège, February 16]
The renovated and expanded Liège museum complex Le Grand Curtius, in the Maison Curtius on the banks of the Meuse, will be opening in two year’s time. It will include a collection of 5,200 works and intends to make its presence felt....[more]
L1 TV WINS GOLD
[LEI: Lattrop, February 16]
The regional documentaries are doing well, as was demonstrated during the NL Awards, an annual series of awards for regional radio and TV programs. The Cross-Border Golden NL Award was presented to the documentary ‘Blaos Mich Nao...[more]
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